List of Eligible Professionals

Minimum training requirements: 200+ hours of instruction and live interaction with the instructor to assure clinical competence.

Note: Equivalent certifying bodies in countries outside the US may be acceptable.

HeartMath Certified Coach/Mentor/Trainer status is not a qualification for a Health Professional Certification.

Life, personal, and business coaches are not eligible for Health Professional Certification but may take our Building Personal Resilience training program.

Licensure track health professional students who’ve completed their first year are eligible and must submit a transcript during the certification process.

Trauma therapy and psychotherapy practitioners must have a mental health/medical master's/doctoral degree from an accredited university.

Qualified health professionals’ primary occupation must be in an eligible modality unless you were a licensed health professional.

If you have questions about your professional eligibility for certification, please complete this Certification Eligibility Request form.

Have a modality that's not listed? Fill out the eligibility form.

Licensed Mental Health Professionals

  • Addictions, Alcohol and Drug, Chemical Dependency/Substance Abuse Counselor
  • Behavioral Health Technicians and Specialists
  • Behavioral Therapist - EIDBI Level 2 (Minnesota)
  • Behavior Analyst or Specialist (board certified)
  • EMDR Practitioner
  • Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary
  • Hakomi Practitioner
  • Licensed Agency Affiliated Counselor (Washington State)
  • Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor
  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor
  • Licensed Professional Counselor
  • Marriage and Family Therapist
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant
  • Psychoanalyst
  • Psychologist
  • Psychologist Assistant
  • Psychotherapist
  • Recreational Therapist certified by NCTRC
  • Recreational Therapy Aide
  • Registered Clinical Counsellor
  • School Counselor
  • Social Worker - LCsw, MSW, ASW, etc.
  • Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
  • Somatosensory Integration Practitioner
  • Sports Psychologist
  • Speech Language Pathologist and Therapist
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Professional, Certified

Licensed Medical Professionals

  • Acupuncturist
  • Aesthetician
  • Audiologist
  • Chiropractor
  • Dental Hygienist, Registered
  • Dentist
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonographer certified by ARDMS
  • Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist certified by ARRT
  • Doctor of Naprapathic Medicine
  • Doctor of Oriental Medicine
  • Emergency Medical Technician
  • Medical Assistant certified by the NHA, AAMA, NCCT, or AMT
  • Medical Doctor (MD, DO, MBBS)
  • Medical Technologist certified by ASCP
  • Midwife
  • Naturopath
  • Nurse – LPN, LVN, RN, BSN, MSN, PhD, Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Nurse
  • Nurse Aid, Certified
  • Nursing Associates registered with the NWC (UK)
  • Optometrist
  • Paramedic
  • Pharmacist
  • Pharmacy Assistant, PTCE certified
  • Physical Therapist
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Physiotherapist
  • Physician Assistant
  • Podiatrist
  • Registered Dietician
  • Registered Massage Therapist
  • Registered Radiologic Technologist
  • Respiratory Therapist
  • Qualified Mental Health Professional
  • Veterinarian

Certified Health Professionals

Minimum training requirements: 200+ hours of instruction and live interaction with the instructor to assure clinical competence.

  • Alexander Technique – certified by an AmSAT-certified teacher
  • Anat Baniel Method NeuroMovement Practitioner
  • Amatsu Practitioner
  • Art Therapist from a program accredited by the American Art Therapy Association
  • Ayurvedic Practitioners certified by NAMA-approved programs
  • Behavioral Activation Practitioner
  • Biblical Counselor certified by ACBC
  • Biodynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release Facilitator
  • Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist
  • Bioenergy Therapist (Zdenko Domančić Method)
  • Biofeedback Technician - certified by BCIA
  • Biofeedback Practitioner - certified by BCIA
  • BodyTalk Practitioner, Advanced Certified
  • Bowenwork Practitioner certified by American Bowen Academy or the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia or the BATP
  • Brainspotting Practitioner
  • Breen Practitioner
  • Brennan Healing Science Practitioner
  • Case Managers, Medical
  • Certified Natural Health Professional certified by TSNH
  • Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist – certified by the NSTRC
  • CHEK Practitioner level 2 certified by the CHEK Institute
  • Child Life Specialist
  • Core Energetics Practiioner
  • Craniosacral Therapist certified by the Upledger Institute or the Pacific Association of Craniosacral Therapists
  • Eden Energy Medicine Practitioner
  • Emotional Freedom Technique Practitioner certified by ACEP or EFT International
  • Ultimate EFT Certification Program certified by EFT Universe
  • Evidence Based EFT (EBEFT) Premium by Evidence Based EFT
  • Equine Assisted Therapist
  • Exercise Physiologist Clinical
  • Feldenkreis Practitioner
  • Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner
  • Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach
  • Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner (FNLP)
  • Functional Nutrition Counselor certified by FNA
  • Functional Patterns Practitioner
  • Hanna Somatic Education® Practitioner
  • Healing Touch Practitioner
  • Health & Wellness Coaches from programs approved by the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching, Health Coach Alliance, or Wellcoaches
  • Health Coach certified by ACE
  • Health Coach certified by IIN
  • Health Coach certified by the Kharrazian Institute
  • Health Coach certified by the Kressler Institute
  • Health Coach Institute Pathway program graduates
  • Note: Other coaches (life, personal, business, etc.) are not eligible. Refer to our Building Personal Resilience program.
  • Health Educator certified by NCHEC
  • Holistic Health Practitioner from Quantum University
  • Homeopath – certified by the CHC, NCHEC, ABHt, HANP, or NASH
  • Herbalist registered with AHG or NIMH (UK)
  • Hypnotherapist certified by AAPH, ASCH, SCEH, IMDHA, Hypnotherapists Union, American Hypnosis Association, NGH, HMI (720-hour), IIH, HCI Institute, IACT, ACHE, GHSC, QHHT level 2, IBH, NATH-MHT, HMI, Wellness Institute Advanced Internship, (ABH not recognized)
  • Hunyuan Qi Therapy
  • Institute of BioEnergetic Medicine program graduates
  • Internal Family Systems Practitioner certified by IFS
  • Kalish Institute Mentorship Certification
  • Kinesiologist
  • Kinesiopractor certified by ICPKP
  • Kinesiotherapist
  • Massage Therapist – Licensed or Certified
  • Medical Herbalist registered with AHG Certification requirements
  • Medical Qigong Practitioner from programs approved by NCCAOM
  • Mind Body Eating Coach by the Institute for the Psychology of Eating
  • Music Practitioner certified by MHTP
  • Music Therapist certified by CBMT or MTA
  • Myofascial Release Therapist
  • Myofunctional Therapist
  • Natural Bioenergetics Practitioner
  • Neurofeedback Practitioner – certified by BCIA
  • Neurofeedback Technician – certified by BCIA
  • Nutrition Therapist Master certified by NTI
  • Nutritional Therapy Practitioner certified by NTA or CNM or ION or IINH
  • Nutritionist - Advanced Diploma of Clinical Nutrition from NCC
  • Nutritionist - Certified Clinical Nutritionist certified by the CNBC
  • Nutritionist - Certified Nutritional Practitioner certified by CANNP or IHN
  • Nutritionist - Certified Nutritional Professional certified by the NANP
  • Nutritionist - Certified Nutrition Specialist certified by BCNS
  • Nutritionist - certified by Institute of Holistic Nutrition
  • Nutritionist - Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner certified by FNA
  • Nutritionist - Holistic Nutritionist certified by the NANP
  • Nutritionist - Integrative Nutrition Health Coach certified by IIN
  • Nutritionist - Registered Holistic Nutritionist certified by CSNN
  • Ordained clergy and chaplains who are graduates of degree-granting institutions
  • Ortho-Bionomy Practitioner certified by SOBI
  • Osteopathic Manual Practitioner certified by a member of the OIA
  • Pilates Teacher – in-person training only
  • Polarity Therapists (RPP or RPE only – advanced training required)
  • Polysomnographic Technologist
  • PSYCH-K (Instructor only)
  • Psychometrist
  • Quantum Touch Practitioner
  • Quantum University, PhD Graduate
  • Quantum University, Certified Pro-Consciousness Meditation Health Coach
  • Rapid Transformational Therapist
  • Registered Professional Counsellor certified by CPCA
  • Reflexologist – certified by the American Reflexology Certification Board, CRBC (Canada), or the AOR (UK)
  • Reiki (Level III) - in-person training only
  • Resonance Repatterning Practitioner certified by RPI
  • Respiratory Therapist certified by NBRC
  • Restorative Wellness Practitioner, Master by RWS
  • Rolfer
  • SHEN Therapist
  • Shiatsu Practitioner certified by UFPST
  • Somatic Education Practitioner, Certified Clinical
  • Somatic Movement Educators and Therapists
  • Somatic Yoga Practitioner
  • Sophrologist - RNCP Certified
  • Spiritual Psychology MA Graduates from USM
  • Substance Abuse Counselor, Clinical
  • Tension and Trauma Release Practitioner certified by TRE
  • Terrain Advocate (Dr. Nasha Winters)
  • Thought Field Therapy - Advanced Practitioner
  • Touch For Health Consultant certified by IKC
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner from programs approved by NCCAOM
  • Transformational Breath Facilitator, Level 4
  • Trinity School of Natural Health - CNHP, CHHP, CTN
  • Yoga Teacher RYT 200+ certified by the Yoga Alliance or World Yoga Federation or the Yoga Institute
  • Yoga Therapist